Cutting Bamboo

terryisthinkingMarch 16, 2013

Does anyone know if a weedeater with a blade rather than a string will cut bamboo? Our neighbor uses a reciprocating saw, but he has to get on his knees. We will be shrinking the grove a little with cutting and painting the glycosphates.

In the meantime - if anyone wants some that is nearby - There is TempleBamboo, Vivax and GreyGhost types. I don't know what part you use for reproducing -

We cut some bamboo today and used an old brush saw with about a 18" to 24" blade on it. About 30 years ago I had a weed eater with an 8" saw blade that would cut large brush. The weedeater needs a clutch on it so it will slip if it gets hung up. That saw was not a lot of fun to use.

If I had been the one cutting today I think I would have used a recip saw because I think they are safer and can cut closer to the ground. The large saw we used had a 6.5 hp engine on it and really did a quick job of cutting,but by the time you got 2' into the grove it was too hard to push the saw because of the stumps.